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package com.hazelcast.nio.serialization;

/**
 * Base interface of custom serialization interfaces
 * <p>
 * see {@link com.hazelcast.nio.serialization.ByteArraySerializer}
 * see {@link com.hazelcast.nio.serialization.StreamSerializer}
 */
public interface Serializer {

    /**
     * Uniquely identifies given serializer.
     *
     * @return typeId of serializer
     */
    int getTypeId();

    /**
     * Called when instance is shutting down. It can be used to clear used resources.
     */
    default void destroy() {
    }
}
